I had Q*Bert for the C64. I could never get used to the controls that way... (except when I rotated the joystick). What is it with you comp people posting games that I totally suck at? Like that one who posted a comp for defender... I suck at that game too!

Guess I really am a late 80's to mid 90's arcade dork....

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Yeah, I don't have a Q-stick. It's funny because I've been draggin my feet on getting a U360, and I don't know as if I'll get the lead out of ---my bottom--- to make the comp, so I'll have to go with programmed diagonals - though, I don't think I ever got that high a score when I did have a dedicated stick. That brings something else to mind: winner term limits, and I have two ideas:

1. if someone wins two consecutive comps, the runner up gets to pick the next game

2. after three consecutive wins, the runner up gets to pick the next game

What do you all think?

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Yeah, I don't have a Q-stick. It's funny because I've been draggin my feet on getting a U360, and I don't know as if I'll get the lead out of ---my bottom--- to make the comp, so I'll have to go with programmed diagonals - though, I don't think I ever got that high a score when I did have a dedicated stick. That brings something else to mind: winner term limits, and I have two ideas:

1. if someone wins two consecutive comps, the runner up gets to pick the next game

2. after three consecutive wins, the runner up gets to pick the next game

What do you all think?

Lemme guess, you always end up as runner up in the official comps?

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Got 132,960 on my first attempt. Had some stupid deaths, and why does Sam/Slick have such a knack for coming out just as you are jumping on the last square? Since DeLuSioNal29 made his .inp available, I'll make mine too He didn't say which version, mine is WolfMAME 106 (same version used for Twin Galaxies) I did mine using a keyboard, set the directions on the 4 corners of the numpad.

Yeah, I don't have a Q-stick. It's funny because I've been draggin my feet on getting a U360, and I don't know as if I'll get the lead out of ---my bottom--- to make the comp, so I'll have to go with programmed diagonals - though, I don't think I ever got that high a score when I did have a dedicated stick. That brings something else to mind: winner term limits, and I have two ideas:

1. if someone wins two consecutive comps, the runner up gets to pick the next game

2. after three consecutive wins, the runner up gets to pick the next game

Got 132,960 on my first attempt. Had some stupid deaths, and why does Sam/Slick have such a knack for coming out just as you are jumping on the last square?

I ain't never got close to that high so I dunno. Actually, I think I'm out this one unless I get my U360s and mount them before the comp's over. I hate playing games with the wrong controls, hence why I haven't been playing Q-bert or Congo Bongo for a while.

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"Theoretical physics has been the most successful and cost-effective in all of science."

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People often confuse expressed observations with complaint, ridicule, or - even worse - self-pity.

Not unless they have the internet from the great beyond. She died in a car accident in Oct 2006.

I didn't know it was a car accident. I hate seeing old people die in car accidents...poor lady made it that many years and up and dies prematurely in a car accident...that's ---That which is odiferous and causeth plants to grow---.

Reminds me of the old saying:

"I wanna die peacefully in my sleep like my grandpa did... not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car!"

After half an hour... I am giving up... I cant even break 8000pts! I blame it on the joystick angle, even though I found if I use my player 1 joystick with my left hand, it all makes sense while im playing haha... sigh, just not my game I guess. I may let it sit a bit then try again in a few days.

Let me just add that it wasn't the first time I played Q*Bert, just my first attempt for this competition. I used to play it back in the day, and had it for the Atari 2600 (my cat used to love watching me play on the TV...she'd try and chase Q*bert as he bounced around the maze ) I don't know what my highest score is, but I doubt I've ever gotten over 200K. Once you get to level 5 or 6, where you have to hit the cubes twice, and if you hit it a 3rd time, it goes back to the original color, it gets pretty tough.

@Crazykong well I feel a little better knowing that thanks to your cats, you have some "training" that has helped you get such a high score

Since I will obviously be the runner up with my impressive 7600ish score... I think that we should pick a game that I have some actual experience with. Its a newer game but still a classic to me: Bubble Bobble. yep, its cute, and has dinosaurs that blow bubbles, and you get points for eating fruits and vegetables... but I kick some serious bubble in that game haha

Damn. Not that I'm surprised, just sorta surprised someone with that ability posted here as usually they're busy at MARP. I think I've gotten to the 'change back again' board and then it was just too much like a puzzle for me.

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"Theoretical physics has been the most successful and cost-effective in all of science."

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People often confuse expressed observations with complaint, ridicule, or - even worse - self-pity.

What, did everyone forget about this? I had it in mind but lost track of the timing. It's probably a good idea to include the date of expiration so that one doesn't have to remember exactly when a comp starts to figure out it's end date.

Anyways, I just got one of my U360s in and just because I got a new high score, and been places I hadn't been before, I'm going to post a screen shot. The highest I recall is 39 something - but that was years ago - I don't remember what level it was. (Maybe I have a snap. I'll have to look). I swear, I got all the squares on this board black - and it didn't end! Oh, I guess they're supposed to be white. Sheesh. I'd used up all my discs getting points so I was done.

And for the winner (or runner up, if the winner doesn't pick one in time), you have to pick a new game. So by Monday the 20th, a new comp should be started.

I don't play Robotron that much even though its simplicity draws me on occasion but it would seem that MARP has special rules that can be attirbuted to making the game too easy if they're not implemented.

There needs to be some simple rules (else it'll turn into MARP) to level the playing field in these comps. Else when I win one, we'll end up with Hyper Sports and arguements about NVRAM use, breath trick use etc.

I really like robotron and I really suck at it, but can we have some rules please, or should we all just go for it?

Id love to get in on one of these competitions but my scores are down right laughable compared to what you guys put up. my high score in Qbert is like 36,000

That's not too much lower than mine. Of course, if we were doing an annual tally kind of thing, it might matter more.

Anyways, we have basic rules - no cheats allowed, default settings, etc - it's mainly on those neo kiddie games I'm guessing that have these mysterious special ways of getting high scores or whatever, and I'm not really interested in those games, so you all figure it out when those come up. If there are folks here who can't place well in MARP and hence are here to make themselves feel good, well there are terms limits.

NVRAM on Hypersports? This isn't that serious. I wouldn't worry about it. Anything that the original hardware allowed in default mode everyone is welcome to use.

And if we were voting, I'd generally not include clones or any game, let alone something like speed-hack mspac. Blech.

Anyways, okay, onward. I'll make the thread. (There might be lots of competition on this one.)

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"Theoretical physics has been the most successful and cost-effective in all of science."

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People often confuse expressed observations with complaint, ridicule, or - even worse - self-pity.